Colour

#BD1ABD

#BD1ABD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD1ABD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 26, 189 and HSL 300°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD1ABD

RGBrgb(189, 26, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.102, 0.7412

RGB percentages74.1%, 10.2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(300, 75.8%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 86.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 86.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,393,149

CSS custom property--colour: #BD1ABD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#42E542

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5074B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C33C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3 Purple · ΔE 25.4 Blue violet · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1ABD1A

Analogous#6C1ABD, #BD1A6C

Triadic#BDBD1A, #1ABDBD

Split complementary#6CBD1A, #1ABD6C

Tetradic#BD6C1A, #1ABD1A, #1A6CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4AFF4

Lighter +30%#EE82EE

Lighter +20%#E855E8

Lighter +10%#E129E1

Darker −10%#901490

Darker −20%#630E63

Darker −30%#370737

Darker −40%#0A010A

More saturated +25%#D700D7

Less saturated −25%#A235A2

Channel breakdown

R189

G26

B189

Red189 (74.1%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)75.81%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR BD · G 1A · B BD

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Colour values

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